The BBC has announced new cast for Rob Bryden led comedy Bill’s Included as filming begins

The show follows Bill Beam (Rob Brydon), a well meaning but over enthusiastic divorcee who rents his spare rooms to students to stay afloat.

What is Bill’s Included about in more detail and who are the cast

The latest press release tells us the show, a 6×30 series. is written by Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen and produced by Baby Cow. The perhaps predictable setup is:

As Bill tries — and often fails to be both responsible landlord and honorary housemate, he and his mismatched lodgers muddle through chaos, growing pains and unexpected friendships

Joining the cast are Samantha Spiro (Waiting for the Out) and Nigel Lindsay (Mobland) as Bill’s neighbours, Siobhan and Martin, Kevin Eldon (Inside No 9) as record store owner Drew. Dylan Brady (Mary & George), Ada Player (The Power of Parker), Harry Baxendale (The Radleys) and Yasmin Al-Khudhairi (A Good Girls Guide to Murder) join the cast as students Christian, Hettie, James and Zahra.

We wonder if the show might manage to air in autumn when the next academic year starts. We’ll let you know.